The Wilde Century by Alan Sinfield

The Wilde Century by Alan Sinfield

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Explores how the characters in Oscar Wilde's plays, though not specifically gay, epitomize today's image of the effeminate male, how they relate to British theatrical fops and other characters since early modern times, how the representation of same-sex passion was altered by Wilde's expose and tri

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The Wilde Century by Alan Sinfield

Explores how the characters in Oscar Wilde's plays, though not specifically gay, epitomize today's image of the effeminate male, how they relate to British theatrical fops and other characters since early modern times, how the representation of same-sex passion was altered by Wilde's expose and tri
Alan Sinfield teaches in the English Department at Sussex University. He is the author of Out on Stage: Lesbian and Gay Theatre in the Twentieth Century and The Wilde Century: Effeminacy, Oscar Wilde, and the Queer Moment, among other books. He lives in Brighton, UK.
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ISBN 13 9780231101677
ISBN 10 0231101678
Title The Wilde Century
Author Alan Sinfield
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Columbia University Press
Year published 1994-07-01
Number of pages 216
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